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This summer we speak Greek. Let’s learn to say more than καλημέρα and ευχαριστώ: useful and easy dialogues in Greek for every occasion. We start speaking Greek from the flight to Athens. Here are some common phrases and words we use in everyday conversations.
DIALOGUE
Maria and Petros are two friends traveling from New York to Athens by plane. During the flight they decide to start a conversation with the old lady next to them (κυρία Ελένη) to practice their Greek.
Greek phrase Pronunciation Translation
M: Καλημέρα kaliMEra. Good morning.
Είστε Ελληνίδα; EEste eliNEEda? Are you Greek ?
Ε: Ναι, είμαι Ελληνίδα. NE, EEme eliNEEda. Yes, I am Greek.
Εσείς; eSEEs? You ?
Μ: Εγώ είμαι eYO EEme I am
Ελληνοαμερικανίδα. elinoamerikaNEEda Greek-American
Π: Εγώ είμαι eYO EEme I am
Ελληνοαμερικανός. elinoamerikaNOS. Greek-American.
Ε: Ο μπαμπάς σου O baBAS soo Is your dad
είναι Έλληνας; EEne Elinas? Greek?
Μ: Ο μπαμπάς μου είναι O baBAs moo My dad
Έλληνας EEne Elinas is Greek
και η μαμά μου είναι ke EE maMA moo and my mom
Ιταλίδα. EEne itaLEEda. is Italian.
Ε: Το όνομά σου; TO Onoma soo? Your name?
Μ: Μαρία. maREEA. Maria.
Αυτός είναι ο Πέτρος. afTOS EEne O PEtros. He is Petros.
Π: Το όνομά σας; TO ONoma sas? What is your name?
Ε: Το όνομά μου TO Onoma moo My name
είναι Ελένη. EEne eLEni. is Eleni.
Πάτε στην Αθήνα; Pate STEEN aTHEEna? Are you going to Athens?
Μ: Εγώ πάω στη γιαγιά μου eYO PAo STEE yiayiA moo I am going to my grandmother
στη Θεσσαλονίκη. STEE thesaloNEEki. in Thessaloniki.
Ε: Πρώτη φορά πάτε PROti foRA PAte Is it your first time
στην Ελλάδα; STEEN eLAda? in Greece?
Π: Εγώ πάω πρώτη φορά eYO PAo PROti foRA I am going for the first time
και η Μαρία πάει KE EE maREEA PAi and Maria goes
κάθε καλοκαίρι. KAthe kaloKEri. every summer.
Μ: Εσείς πού πάτε; eSEES POO PAte? Where do you go?
Ε: Πάω στη Θεσσαλονίκη. PAo STEE thesaloNEEki. I go to Thessaloniki.
Π: A, πάμε μαζί. A, PAme maZEE. A, we go together.
IMPORTANT VOCABULARY
Greek word Pronunciation Meaning
Εγώ eYO I
Εσύ eSEE you
Εσείς eSEESyou (polite, plural)
Είμαι EEme I am
Είσαι EEse You are
Είναι EEne Is
Είμαστε EEmaste we are
Είστε EEste you are (polite, plural)
O Έλληνας Ο Elinas Greek (male)
Η Ελληνίδα ΕΕ eliNEEda Greek (female)
Ο Ελληνοαμερικάνος Ο elinoamerikaNOS Greek-American (male)
Η Ελληνοαμερικανίδα ΕΕ elinoamerikaNEEda Greek-American (female)
Πάω PAo I go
Πας PAS You go
Πάει PAi He goes
Πάμε PAme we go
Πάτε PAte you go (polite, plural)
Πάνε PAne they go
Πού POO where
Πρώτη PROti first
Φορά foRA time
Κάθε KAthe every
Καλοκαίρι kaloKEri summer
Το όνομα TO Onoma name
Μου MOO my
Σου SOO your
Του TOO his
Σας SAS your (polite, plural)
Note that a common ending for male adjectives is -ος and for female is -ίδα. O Έλληνας / η Ελληνίδα. Ο Αμερικανός / η Αμερικανίδα. Ο Ιταλός / η Ιταλίδα.
MAIN PHRASES
Try to match the phrases in English with their translation in Greek:
What would you answer to these questions in Greek?
PRONUNCIATION KEY
i (idiom), ee (needle), e (energy), o (organism), oo (boot), y (yes), h (helium), th (theory), d (the). The capitalized syllables are accented.
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